Jan Bednarek

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Jan Bednarek
Jan Bednarek 2018.jpg
Bednarek lining up for Poland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Jan Kacper Bednarek[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Słupca, Poland
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 35
Youth career
0000–2013 Lech Poznań
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Lech Poznań 31 (1)
2015–2016 → Górnik Łęczna (loan) 17 (0)
2017– Southampton 100 (3)
National team‡
2010 Poland U-16 1 (0)
2012–2013 Poland U-17 8 (0)
2013–2014 Poland U-18 8 (0)
2014–2015 Poland U-19 6 (0)
2015–2016 Poland U-20 4 (0)
2016–2017 Poland U-21 8 (0)
2017– Poland 32 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:39, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:35, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

Jan Kacper Bednarek ([ˈjan bɛˈdnarɛk] (About this soundlisten); born 12 April 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Southampton and the Poland national team.

Club career[]

Lech Poznań[]

In 2013, Bednarek made his Ekstraklasa debut, at the age of 17 years old, for Lech Poznań against Piast Gliwice, in an eventual 2–0 win for the home side. The Polish under-21 international became an integral member of the squad, featuring 31 times and scoring once as Poznań narrowly missed out on the Polish Cup to Arka Gdynia 2–1 after extra time.[citation needed]

Górnik Łęczna (loan)[]

He was loaned to Górnik Łęczna for the 2015–16 season, where he managed a total of 17 league appearances before returning to his parent club.

Southampton[]

On 1 July 2017, Bednarek joined Southampton on a five-year deal,[3][4] for a reported fee of £5 million.[5] He made his Premier League debut on 14 April 2018 against Chelsea, and scored Southampton’s second goal in a 3–2 defeat.[6]

On 2 February 2021, Bednarek scored an own goal, conceded a penalty and was given a red card after a foul on Anthony Martial in his team's record-equalling 9–0 defeat to Manchester United after Mike Dean checked the pitchside monitor.[7] Despite this, the red card was controversial and Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær believed that Bednarek should not have been sent off.[8] The red card issued was subsequently rescinded following an appeal by the club.[9]

International career[]

On 4 September 2017, Bednarek made his international debut for Poland in a 3–0 victory over Kazakhstan.[10]

In May 2018, he was named in Poland’s preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[11]

On 28 June 2018, he scored his first goal for Poland, the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Japan at the World Cup.[12]

Personal life[]

His brother Filip is also a footballer, who currently plays as a goalkeeper for the Polish club Lech Poznań.[13] Bednarek and his partner, Julia Nowak, had their first child, Lilly, in August 2021.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 23 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lech Poznań 2013–14[14] Ekstraklasa 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 2 0
2014–15[15] Ekstraklasa 2 0 2 0 — 0 0 — 4 0
2016–17[16] Ekstraklasa 27 1 7 0 — — 0 0 34 1
Total 31 1 9 0 — 0 0 0 0 40 1
Górnik Łęczna (loan) 2015–16[17] Ekstraklasa 17 0 1 0 — — — 18 0
Southampton 2017–18[18] Premier League 5 1 2 0 1 0 — — 8 1
2018–19[19] Premier League 25 0 0 0 2 0 — — 27 0
2019–20[20] Premier League 34 1 2 0 3 0 — — 39 1
2020–21[21] Premier League 35 1 5 0 1 0 — — 41 1
2021–22[22] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 100 3 9 0 7 0 — — 116 2
Career total 148 3 19 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 174 3

International[]

As of match played 19 June 2021[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Poland 2017 1 0
2018 11 1
2019 9 0
2020 6 0
2021 5 0
Total 32 1

International goals[]

As of match played 28 June 2018. Poland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bednarek goal.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 28 June 2018 Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia  Japan 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup [12]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Poland" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Jan Bednarek: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Saints sign Bednarek". Southampton F.C. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Jan Bednarek: Southampton sign Polish defender from Lech Poznan". BBC Sport. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  5. ^ Leitch, Adam (1 July 2017). "Southampton sign Jan Bednarek from Lech Poznan for around £5m". Daily Echo. Southampton. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  6. ^ Sutcliffe, Steve (14 April 2018). "Southampton 2–3 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  7. ^ Stone, Simon (2 February 2021). "Manchester United 9–0 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  8. ^ Crocker, Tom (3 February 2021). "Solskjaer: Bednarek definitely shouldn't have been sent off". Daily Echo. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Arsenal's David Luiz red card appeal fails but Southampton's Jan Bednarek sees ban overturned". BBC Sport. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Bednarek makes senior Poland bow". Southampton F.C. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b Hafez, Shamoon (28 June 2018). "Japan 0–1 Poland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Jan Bednarek". www.90minut.pl.
  14. ^ "Sezon 2013/14". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Sezon 2014/15". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Sezon 2016/17". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Sezon 2015/16". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Games played by Jan Bednarek in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  19. ^ "Games played by Jan Bednarek in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Games played by Jan Bednarek in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  21. ^ "Games played by Jan Bednarek in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by Jan Bednarek in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Bednarek, Jan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

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